Oregon Statutes - Chapter 774 - Citizens' Utility Board
- 774.010 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, except as otherwise specifically provided or unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Board” means the Citizens’ Utility Board of Governors....
- 774.020 Policy.
The people of the State of Oregon hereby find that utility consumers need an effective advocate to assure that public policies affecting the quality and...
- 774.030 Citizens’ Utility Board; powers.
(1) The Citizens’ Utility Board is hereby created as an independent nonprofit public corporation and is authorized to carry out the provisions of this chapter....
- 774.040 Membership on board.
(1) All consumers are eligible for membership in the Citizens’ Utility Board. A consumer shall become a member of the Citizens’ Utility Board upon contribution...
- 774.060 Board of Governors; duties; executive committee.
The Citizens’ Utility Board of Governors shall manage the affairs of the Citizens’ Utility Board. The board may delegate to an executive committee composed of...
- 774.070 Election of board; term; qualifications; statement of financial interest; disqualification of candidate; recall; vacancies.
(1) The Citizens’ Utility Board of Governors shall be comprised of three persons elected from each congressional district described in ORS 188.135 by a majority...
- 774.110 Meetings.
All meetings of the Citizens’ Utility Board of Governors shall be open to the public, except under the same circumstances in which a public agency...
- 774.120 Inclusion of information in utility billings; frequency; notice; duty of utility to forward board mail.
(1) Upon request by the Citizens’ Utility Board pursuant to this section, each utility shall include in billings to a utility consumer materials prepared and...
- 774.130 Mailing costs; reimbursement.
(1) The Citizens’ Utility Board shall not be required to pay any postage charges for materials submitted by the Citizens’ Utility Board for inclusion in...
- 774.140 Interference with mailings or contributions.
(1) No utility, nor any of its employees, officers, members of the board of directors, agents, contractors or assignees, shall in any manner interfere with,...
- 774.160 Disposition of complaints.
Citizens’ Utility Board may submit to the appropriate agency any complaint it receives regarding a utility company. Public agencies shall periodically inform Citizens’ Utility Board...
- 774.180 Intervention in agency proceedings affecting utility consumers; standing to obtain judicial or administrative review.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (1) Whenever the board determines that any agency proceeding may affect the interests of utility consumers, Citizens’ Utility Board...
- 774.190 Applicability of certain laws to board; protection from liability.
(1) ORS 279.835 to 279.855 and ORS chapters 278, 279A, 279B, 279C, 282, 283, 291, 292, 293, 295 and 297 do not apply to Citizens’...
- 774.210 Remedies; attorney fees.
(1) Any utility, and any of its employees, officers, members of the board of directors, agents, contractors or assignees which does, or causes or permits...
- 774.250 Severability.
If any section, portion, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional the remaining sections, portions, clauses...
- 774.990 Penalty.
Willful violation of ORS 774.120 (1) or (5) or 774.140 is a Class A misdemeanor. [1985 c.1 §17] _______________ CHAPTER 775 [Reserved for expansion]
Last modified: August 7, 2008